Friday, May 12th (4-6pm) & Saturday May 13 (9 - noon)
Where: Maine East High School (Dee & Dempster parking lot)
What: Over 50 species of native wildflowers, grasses, and sedges!
What: Over 50 species of native wildflowers, grasses, and sedges!
- $4 each - individual 2.5" x 3.5" deep pots (plants grown by Agrecol)
- Native plant gardeners available for design consult at pickup
- Proceeds to benefit Maine East High School Ecology Club (outdoor nature spaces) & Go Green Park Ridge
- Tour the Maine East Oak Savanna!
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Plant List - full or part sun: (Click each to see images)
Shorter (1-2 ft) Prairie Smoke (Spring blooming) Goat's Rue (June, July) Bradbury's Bee Balm (May, June bloom) Spotted Bee Balm (June, July) Wild Petunia (June - Aug) Spotted Mint (July - Sept) Nodding Pink Onion (July - Aug) Butterfly Milkweed (June - Aug) Whorled Milkweed (July - Sept) Spider Milkweed (May - June) Purple Prairie Clover (July - Sep., protect from bunnies!) White Prairie Clover (July - Sep, protect from bunnies!) Aromatic Aster (Aug - Nov) Mistflower (Sept - Oct, will spread easily. so take caution) Blue Flag Iris (May - July, likes wet soil) Hoary Vervain (Sept) Ohio Horsemint (May - Aug) Med Height (3-4 ft) Blue Wild Indigo (June - July) Turtlehead (July - Sept, likes wet soil) Swamp Milkweed (July - Aug; likes wet soil) Showy Black-eyed Susan (Aug - Sep) Ohio Spiderwort (May - July) Wild Bergamot (July - Sep) Smooth Penstemon (June - July) Rattlesnake Master (July - Sep) Great Blue Lobelia (July - Oct; likes wet soil) Cardinal Flower (July - Sept; likes wet soil) Royal Catchfly (June - Aug) Rough Blazing Star (July - Sep) Sneezeweed (Aug - Oct, likes wet soil) Lead Plant (June - Aug) Purple Coneflower (July - Sep) Joe Pye Weed (July - Sep; 3-5'; likes wet soil) Obedient Plant (Aug - Sept) New Jersey Tea (March, April) |
Taller (5+ ft) New England Aster (Aug - Oct) Marsh Blazing Star (July - Sep, likes wet soil) Showy Goldenrod (Sept - Nov) Switchgrass |
Plant List - can take full shade: (Click each to see images)
Wild Columbine (April - June)
Wild Geranium (April - July)
Elm-leaved Goldenrod (Aug, Sept)
Wild Columbine (April - June)
Wild Geranium (April - July)
Elm-leaved Goldenrod (Aug, Sept)
Sedges/Rushes:
Carex brevior
Juncus effusus
Trees/Shrubs (limited):
Black Chokeberry
American High bush Cranberry
River Birch
Blue Beech
American Hazelnut
Kentucky Coffeetree
Swamp White Oak
Burr Oak
Pin Oak
Bald Cypress
Carex brevior
Juncus effusus
Trees/Shrubs (limited):
Black Chokeberry
American High bush Cranberry
River Birch
Blue Beech
American Hazelnut
Kentucky Coffeetree
Swamp White Oak
Burr Oak
Pin Oak
Bald Cypress
Why incorporate natives?
"The choices we make as gardeners can profoundly impact the diversity of life in our yards, towns, and on our planet... Everyone can welcome more wildlife into their yards just by planting a few native plants." Doug Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home
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The first part of this video provides fascinating information about insect specialists and their importance in our society. |
Are you interested in knowing where to find these native flowers in bloom in the wild? Photographer Mike McDonald and his scouts around Chicago can guide you at ChicagoNatureNOW!
